Insect-destroyer.



A. H. CLEMENT.

INSECT DESTROYER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 6. m7.

1,244,834. Patented Oct. 30, 1917.

' msncr-nn's'rnovnni Application filedlvioilcli 6, 1917-. '5 .Se'riat N0. 152,716. a

To aZZ-whomz'tmay concern:

Texas, have invented :certain new anduseful'lmprovements' in Insect'Destroyers; of g 1,=sa1d-: shaft-being also" rotatably supported.

whichthe-following is a specification,- reference being had-.toi theaccompanying drawa This invention relates: to insect. destroyers: and has-relation more particularly to a by and"extending-beyond.the;rbra'cketsi or for a purpose 'whiclrwilkbei hereinafter fully imderstood. l

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is a substantially cylindrical: casings C have i ing: its opposite ends closed and through. the

axial: scenteri of which is disposed the shaft abearings 2and3$ t device of this! general character especially A designed and adapted for use 2m GOllll-BOtlOH wltlrbollixweevllsl or tl1el-1ke and 1t=f-1s an objectofuthe invention: -to provide an insect destroyer having novel: andrimproved'imeans whereby the ii-nsects maysbe .readilygathered from; plants. v p

It is. also: an object Ofl-thetiIiVBIltiOH to provide a novel. and improved device of this general character wherein pneumaticuneans is employed iforwcollectingiithe insects. to:.be i

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destroyed.

Thelzinventionv consists-:inzthe details of "The end portioIr of ithefshaft' l; adjacent the; brackets on r bearing '3? is provided ovith the: gear. 53in mesh with :the larger; gear 6 v rotat'ably: supported j'byi the 5 upper. portion 1 of ithebracket:oribearingrg. The largerrgear? 6 ;-iS; provided' with a: sprocket." 7 around which isidirectedzithe chainZSuwhichais also disposed around the large-risproclretztl"fixed L 1 to the shaftilO. .sThe shaft 10;Iis positioned adjacent the; forwarduend-aofatheiframe:1a

and extends. beyond oppositeysides of said frame: 1. The opposite: endportions of the shaft 10 .arei-provided .withithesprobkets.

whibhzarezalso' directed aroundirthesprocksx construction and in .the" combination and: ar-'- rangement of the several parts'-of':myi;im'- proved ilIlSQOt idGSt-LOYGI whereby: certain important advantages; are: attained and :the dc; vice. is rendered simpler,;less: expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, all as will be hereinafter more fully set forth. y The novel features of the invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

In order that my invention may befithe better understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of an insect destroyer constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention; and

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view in transverse section of the device as herein embodied.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, F denotes a conventional form of twowheeled cultivator frame with which it is intended that my'improved insect destroyer be operatively engaged. As herein set forth, my improved device includes a frame 1' substantially rectangular in form and adapted to be suitably clamped to the frame F. Ad.- jacent its rear end and at opposite sides thereof the frame 1 is provided with the upstanding brackets 2 and 3, the bracket 3 being of a greater height than the bracket 2 zportingwheelsNV ofztheframeZ'F.' I

ets 14; operatively rengaged "with: ithesup- Adj azcente One? end: the under po'rtion z the casing: C :is :provide'dswitha an induction opening '15 defined :by an iannular flange-169z Op eratively engaged with the :fiange 16f-is1 a flexible conduit- 17 nfor med aipreferably of 1 leather. :Thesouter end portioni of thereon 3 duit 17 is engaged with the nozzle 18, the

1 lower? or suction end of which being pro-* added with the hinged flaps or jaws 19 adapted to overlie the plants for a purpose Which is believed to be clearly apparent .to those skilled in the art to which my invention appertains.

The flexible conduit 17 permits adjustment of the nozzle 18 and as herein disclosed said nozzle 18 is adjusted through the medium of the lever 20 supported by a side of the frame 1 and operatively engaged with the nozzle through the medium of the link 21. The lever 20 and the adjacent portion of the frame 1 are provided with coacting locking means as indicated at 22.

In communication with the casing C through the top thereof and adjacent the at the end portion thereof provided with the nozzle 18. The box B has arranged therein a gasolene torch or the like for burning the insects discharged from the goose-neck. The upper portion of the goose-neck 23 adjacent the depending portion24 is perforated, as

at25, so that the air created forsucking the insects from the plant will discharge therefrom. The perforations 25 are preferably produced through the medium of wire mesh so that the insects will not pass there-' through but will be caused to drop through the depending portion 24:. It has also been found of advantage in practice to have the end portion of the goose neck 23 of a diameter greater than the diameter of the intermediate and depending portions thereof.

Affixed to the shaft 4 within-the casing C isthe suction fan 26, said fan 26 being positioned to one side of the induction openin'g 15'and in order to facilitate the actioni of the fan I find it oftadvantage to position intermediate the fan 26 and the induction opening 15 the annular partition 27 whereby a restricted opening is afforded at the central portion of the fan.

I wish to state at this'time that I have found that my invention can also be employed with facility in the collecting of cotton'and in which event the gasolene torch hereinbefore referred to'is omitted.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that an insect destroyer constructed in accordance with my invention is of an extremely simple and comparatively inexpensive nature and is'particularly Well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled, and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification without material i copies ottliisi patnt may be obtained f0 r five cents each, by addressing-the Washington, D. 0.

departure from the principles and spirit prising a portableiframe, a casing carried a bythe frame and having its longitudinal axis' substantially at right angles to the direction of travel of the frame, a nozzle depending from the casing adjacent one end practice, except .as herein-V thereof and in communication therewith' and through the bottom of the casing, a goose neck discharge spout in communication with the casing through the top thereof and adjacent the end of the casing opposite to the nozzle, said spout being disposed longitudinally of the casing and discharging 1 abovethe'casing adjacent the end thereof provided with a spout, the end portion'of thespout in communication with the casing being of a diameter greater than the inter mediate or depending portion of the spout,

a collecting box supported by the casing and into which the spout discharges, a suction fan mounted within the casing to one side of the nozzle, the upper portion of the spout at the discharge end thereof being perforate, and an annular partition arranged within the casing intermediate the fan and the point of communication between the nozzle and the casing.

In testimonywhereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses. AUTHER H. CLEMENT.

Witnesses: I p p 'J. M. GIBBON, Jn,"

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Commissioner of Patents, 7 

